Patricia C. Wrede
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Patricia Collins Wrede (b. 1953, Chicago, Illinois) is an American author best known for her fantasy fiction. Wrede began writing in her early teen years. Following high school, she attended Carleton College in Minnesota where she majored in Biology. Shortly after graduating in 1974, she began working on her first novel, Shadow Magic]. The novel was completed five years later and Wrede devoted herself to writing.
In 1977, Wrede graduated from the University of Minnesota where she earned her MBA. She went to work as a financial analyst and accountant, eventually working for B. Dalton Booksellers and the Dayton Hudson Corporation. She completed her first novel in 1978, and in 1980, still an unpublished author formed the writer's group that later became known as "The Scribblies" with Pamela Dean, Emma Bull, Will Shetterly, Steven Brust, and Nate Bucklin. In April, 1980, her first novel was sold to Ace Books and published in 1982. In the same year she met Lillian Stewart Carl who introduced her to Lois McMaster Bujold.
By 1985, Wrede was working on her fifth book. She officially gave up any other work to focus solely on her writing. She has since published over twelve novels.
Novels
The Seven Towers (1984)
Snow White and Rose Red (1989)
The Seven Towers (1996) (1984)
Lyra
Shadow Magic (1982)
Daughter of Witches (1983)
The Harp of Imach Thyssel (1985)
Caught in Crystal (1987)
The Raven Ring (1994)
Shadows over Lyra (omnibus) (1997)
Enchanted Forest
Dealing with Dragons/Dragonsbane(1990)
Searching for Dragons (1991)
Calling on Dragons (1993)
Talking to Dragons (1994)
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles (omnibus) (1995)
Mairelon
Mairelon the Magician
Magician's Ward (1997)
Cecelia and Kate
Sorcery and Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot (1988) (with Caroline Stevermer)
The Grand Tour (2004) (with Caroline Stevermer)
Magicians of Quality (omnibus) (2005)
The Mislaid Magician: or Ten Years After (2006) (with Caroline Stevermer)
Star Wars
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (young adult novelization) (1998)
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (young adult novelization) (2002)
Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith (young adult novelization) (2005)
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